Which historical figures would you like to interview for an hour? (generals, Washington)

[Niners fan]

I appreciate Steve-o's time machine questions because they put some life into the forum that I thought had gotten stale.

So in the spirit of those questions, which historical figures would you like to interview for an hour?

Here is my list (in no particular order):

George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Thomas Edison
Brigham Young
Ronald Reagan
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jesus Christ
The Apostle Peter

[Cali BassMan]

All the founding fathers.. Great men with a wonderful vision
Hitler...What the hell were you thinking...

[Tricky D]

I'd ask Leonardo da Vinci if the Mona Lisa truly is a self-portrait and if the Shroud of Turin truly is a 'negative picture' of him.
But most of all I'd ask Leonardo if there is a difference between art and science. I'd imagine that da Vinci would agree with Einstein that creativity and the imagination are more important than knowledge.

[RoaminRed]

Leonardo da Vinci
Genghis Khan
Cleopatra
Boadicea

[Mooseketeer]

William Morris
John Ruskin
William Wilberforce
Voltaire
Diderot
Montaigne
Leonardo Da Vinci
Jesus
Alexander the Great
Caesar and Pompey ( together in a sort of presidential type debate, sparks would fly ! )
Mary Woolencraft
Oppenheimer
Szilard
Henry V
Thomas More
Friar Bacon
Danton
Plato
Macchiavelli
Robespierre
Jacques De Molay
Kublai Khan
Coppernicus
Socrates
Jean-Paul Sartre
Attila
Ghengis Khan
Neru
Ghandi
Vermeer
Rembrandt
Brueghel
Hogarth
And many thousands more...

[marmac]

Generals Douglas MacArthur and Patton

[Visvaldis]

Friedrich Nietzsche (German philosopher)
Antonin Artaud (French author)
Alfred Jarry (French author/playright: "Pere Ubu")
Henry Miller ("Tropic Of Cancer)
Thomas Paine (American Author)
Henry David Thoreau ("Walden Pond")
Friedrich Schroder-Sonnenstern (German artist)
Richard Strauss (German composer)
Vincent van Gogh (Belgian artist)
William Burroughs (American author)
Jean Paul Sartre (French author)
Timothy Leary (American psychologist)
Edward Kienholz (American artist)

[Alexus]

My grandfather and grandmother on both sides and their ancestors.

[nitram]

I was thinking Geo W Bush but I don't believe he has an hours worth of knowledge since his IQ is 92 and the average American's is 102. And his historical value seems to be depleting on a daily basis.

[Niners fan]

Originally Posted by nitram

I was thinking Geo W Bush but I don't believe he has an hours worth of knowledge since his IQ is 92 and the average American's is 102. And his historical value seems to be depleting on a daily basis.

Nice one. Way to get a cheap shot in when you could. Want to make a Dan Quayle joke now too?